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How to make work more meaningful for your employees

If you were asked for examples of “meaningful work,” what comes to mind? Roles like paramedic, teacher, or humanitarian aid worker might be some common answers. But you don’t need to be saving lives for work to be meaningful. In fact, nearly all work can hold meaning for the person doing it. In Meaningful Work: How to Ignite Passion and Performance in Every Employee, Tamara Myles and Wes Adams explain how meaning has three crucial ingredients.

How to apologize for a professional mistake - remotely or in person

Mistakes happen – at work and everywhere else. Everybody makes them. While it’s easy to spiral into self-loathing when you slip up, a mistake isn’t a sign that you’re unskilled. It simply means you’re human. Here’s the even better news: Your mistake doesn’t have to define you, especially if you find the right way to move forward. That starts with a genuine and professional apology.